Consultant Psychiatrist

3 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Are you passionate about delivering sustainable, high quality community mental health services?

The Trust is seeking a Consultant Psychiatrist to work in the Bristol Mental Health Assessment & Recovery Service, North team, based at the Greenway Centre. This is a replacement post due to the current post holder relocating. The post holder will join 5 Consultants across the North Assessment and Recovery Service.

The team embraces a multidisciplinary approach, with the doctors being integral members and clinical leaders, alongside Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Mental Health Workers and Recovery Navigators. They also work closely with the Complex Psychological Interventions service and there are dedicated clinical psychologists who have a base within the team. The team also care coordinates service users previously managed in Assertive Outreach teams (ROSE team).

The doctors are integral members of the team and comprise 3.6 WTE Consultants, 1.0 WTE Crisis Consultant and 0.6 WTE Later Life Consultant. The team has Core Trainees, GP Trainees, Higher Trainees and medical students making for a strong, friendly and lively medical base within the team.

There are well established PDP groups in the Bristol Locality where the Consultants participate in Peer supervision, and you will be encouraged to join one.

Main duties of the job

As the post holder you will provide clinical leadership to Workstream 2 alongside another part time Consultant Psychiatrist and full time Senior Practitioner. This post is supported by a full time GPST Trainee.

As the post holder you will deliver direct interventions to service users at a level of intensity according to need including those service users who require an assertive approach and are difficult to engage. This will include on-going assessment, diagnoses (including review and clarification) and treatment of mental and physical health needs.

You will supervise the medical team that provides medical care and act as RC for service users in Supervised Community Treatment, in collaboration with other teams and Consultants.

You will be responsible for the mental health care of service users in line with new ways of working, monitoring and evaluating service delivery and care through regular reviews.

You will actively participate in team and personal caseload management and supervision and will be encouraged to develop an area of special clinical interest in line with service needs.

About us

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B& NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please refer to the accompanying job description for full details on the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

MB BS or equivalent medical qualification

Desirable

Relevant Higher Degree e.g MD, PHD, Msc or other additional clinical qualifications MRCPsych OR MRCPsych equivalent approved by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Eligibility
Essential

Fully registered with the GMC with a licence to practise at the time of appointment Included on the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of gaining CCT Approved clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment

Desirable

CCT in General Adult Psychiatry

Experience
Essential

Experience of assessing and treating patients in a community setting. Knowledge and evidence of participation in CPD Evidence of effective multidisciplinary team involvement

Personal Skills
Essential

To possess leadership skills and be able to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team. Ability to manage own time, workload and prioritise clinical work Ability to appraise own performance as a Consultant. Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, in order to effectively work with patients, carers and staff. Excellent written and oral communication skills

Desirable

Evidence of specific achievements that demonstrate leadership skills

Clinical Skills
Essential

Ability to assess and treat psychiatric problems in Adults of working age and to deal with crisis situations.

Knowledge
Essential

Understanding of the management skills required to function successfully as a Consultant. Awareness of current issues in mental health service provision, policy and legislation.

Desirable

Knowledge of alternatives to inpatient admission care approaches

Teaching
Essential

Commitment to and experience of undergraduate and postgraduate learning and teaching.

Desirable

Experience as an Educational Supervisor for trainees

Research and Audit
Essential

Experience or involvement in a research project and publication. Experience of carrying out an audit project.

Management
Essential

Evidence of management/leadership skills training.

Desirable

Previous management experience including that of other junior medical staff

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